ENVS 101 – Spring 2005

Final Exam Topic Study Guide

 

BIOMASS

Species

Ecology

Population

Habitat

Niche

Ecosystem

Food Chain

Biogeochemical Cycles

Carbon Cycle

Nitrogen Cycle

Phosphorus Cycle

Sulphur Cycle

Biological Communities

Biological Diversity

Species Extinction

Critically Endangered

Endangered

Threatened

Rare

Current Rate Of Species Extinction

 

CHEMICALS

Organic Chemicals

Synthetic Chemicals

Toxic Substances Control Act

Pesticides

Herbicides

Insecticides

Fungicides

Rodenticides

Hazardous Waste

Ignitability

Corrosivity

Reactivity

Toxicity

Hazardous Waste Disposal

Resource Conservation And Recovery Act

Chloroflourocarbons

Stratospheric Ozone

Ozone Depletion

Montreal Protocol

 

ENERGY

Growth Of Energy Demand

Coal Production

Oil Discovery And Production

Growth In Electricity Demand

Global Fuel Mix

Energy And Air Pollution

Stationary Sources

Mobile Sources

Air Pollution Impacts

Air Pollution Technologies

Acid Rain

Effects Of Acid Rain

Global Warming

Greenhouse Gases

Kyoto Protocol

 

LAND

Age of the Earth

Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust

Lithosphere

Asthenosphere

Magma, Lava

Plate Tectonics

Divergent Boundary

Convergent Boundary

Transform Fault Boundary

Continents

Minerals

Rocks

Bedrock

Regolith

Soil

Igneous Rock

Sedimentary Rock

Metamorphic Rock

Soil Composition

Soil Color

Soil Texture

Soil Structure

Soil PH

Factors Affecting Soil Development

Land Surface of the Earth

Biomes

Land Use

Soil Erosion

Activities That Erode Soil

Effects of Soil Erosion

Rate of Soil Erosion

Salinization

Desertification

Wetlands

 

MATERIALS

Non-Renewable Materials

Renewable Materials

Historical Trends in U.S. Material Use

Construction Materials

Industrial Materials

Metals

Minerals

Non-Renewable Organics

Agricultural Non-Food Products

Wood Products

Paper Products

Global Use of Materials

Dematerialization

 

WASTE

Non-Controlled Waste

Controlled Waste

Hazardous Materials

Municipal Solid Waste

Commercial Solid Waste

International Trends in Solid Waste Production

Landfills

Leachate

Methane

Incineration

Recycling

Composting

Source Reduction

Waste Exchange

Repair

Reuse

 

WATER

% Earth’s Surface Covered by Water

3 States of Water

Distribution of Water on Earth

Hydrologic Cycle

Oceans

Salinity

Desalinization

Ocean Currents

Glaciers

Groundwater

Spring

Well

Artesian Well

Aquifer

Hot Spring

Geyser

Lakes

Rivers

Watershed

Global Fresh Water Usage

Water Pollution

Point

Non-Point

Physical Pollutants

Chemical Pollutants

Biological Pollutants

Municipal Wastewater Treatment

Primary Treatment

Secondary Treatment

Tertiary Treatment

Industrial Wastewater Treatment

Drinking Water Treatment

Effects of Water Pollution

 

COURSE WRAP UP

Connection to Natural Systems

Effects of Disconnection

Vision of a Sustainable Future

Power of the Individual

Individual Decision Making

Power of  Stories

Knowledge, Science, and Intuition

Consuming the World

Changes in Technology

How to Stay Connected